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AWEA Wind Power
Transmission Workshop
March 17 - 18, 2009
Sheraton Overland Park at the Convention Center
Overland Park, KS
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Transmission is the biggest long term barrier to significant wind energy expansion, and is already leading to significant challenges for developers in the US. This workshop explored ways wind and transmission companies could:
- make more use of existing transmission capacity,
- work through the logjams in interconnection queues,
- expand transmission capacity.
Topics covered include:
Topic Area 1 – Overview
- Wind Overview: U.S. (20% Roadmap)
- Transmission Overview: U.S.
- European perspective
- U.S. DOE – grid modernization
Topic Area 2 – Defining the Challenges
- Interconnection queue logjams
- Developing in areas remote from the grid
- Penetration limits and ancillary service charges
- Interconnection requirements such as voltage ride-through
and reactive power
- Process for designing and permitting new transmission
- Energy storage technologies, hydro-wind integration,
and PHEVs
Topic Area 3 – Opportunities for using the grid better
- Making new transmission products work for wind companies
and transmission providers—conditional firm service,
redispatch, curtailment, and dynamic line ratings
- Grid optimization mechanisms
- Forecasting and scheduling methods
- Mechanisms for dealing with constraints, how to structure
PPAs and tariffs to address constraints and cover risks
and making this known to developers Probably focus on case studies in several regions and states/provinces
Topic Area 4 – Expanding transmission to better accommodate wind
- Models of successful proactive transmission development
- Promising large high voltage plans in US
- Transmission cost recovery and siting policies to
advance proactive transmission
Topic Area 5 – Reliable and reasonable interconnection standards
- What’s next in Interconnection Standards?
- Perspective of transmission providers, developers,
manufacturers relative to interconnection
Who attended:
- Wind Developers
- Wind turbine manufacturers
- Transmission system operators, planners, and
reliability authorities
- Regulators – State/Provincial and National
- Wind energy customers including utilities
- Law firms
- Consultants
What attendees learned:
- How to overcome transmission challenges developing wind projects
- How to use new innovations in transmission services and operations
- How to expand transmission to better accommodate wind
- How interconnection standards will affect wind projects
Limited Exhibition and Sponsorship opportunities are available at this workshop. If you would like more information, please contact either: Mike Swinburne at mswinburne@awea.org or (202) 383 – 2502 or Lori Rugh at lrugh@awea.org or (661) 821 – 2149.
While attending the Wind & Transmission Workshop, please stop by and visit with the following Exhibitors:
(List will be updated regularly)
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**NEW** PAPER "LESS" WORKSHOP |
In an effort to be more environmentally friendly, AWEA is excited to announce that for the first time, the AWEA Wind & Transmission Workshop will be going paperless for the session handouts. What does that mean? We will not be distributing the session handouts on-site at the workshop in hard copy format. No more bulky binders or wasted paper from printing hundreds of copies. Instead, attendees will have access to electronic copies of all speaker bios, presentation materials, and handouts online before, during, and after the workshop through the following 3 methods:
Before the meeting:
Registered attendees will receive an email announcing when the workshop materials are available. You may print them out in advance at your convenience or download them to your computer if you would prefer.
Onsite:
A limited number of printing stations will be available where you can print the handouts you need, or download the presentations to your laptop so you can follow along in the workshop sessions. Attendees will also receive a blank notepad so you will still be able to take notes during the sessions.
After the meeting:
Handouts will be available to workshop attendees online until April 9. That way you can continue to access them after you get back to your office.
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More detailed information will be posted in the coming weeks.
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Interested in sponsoring this event? Contact Lori Rugh at lrugh@awea.org or (661) 821-2149 for more information.
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